Send RSVP to austinyrep@yahoo.com

This event is for Realtors and Loan Officers that have been in the business 5 years or less.

Come talk to seasoned professionals in an intimate setting and get some ‘real’ advice on how to make it in this business. You MUST RSVP to AustinYREP@yahoo.com with ‘Coffee Talk – Realtor‘ or ‘Coffee Talk – Lender‘ to reserve your space.

Realtor Mentor: Chad Goldwasser owner of Goldwasser Real Estate

He will be talking in detail about networking and other topics to help hone your skills.

Lender Mentor: John McCully with Flagstar

He will be covering details on the new RESPA & GFEs.

Limited seats are available, so hurry and reserve your spot!

When: Friday September 25th – 9:00 to 10:30am

Where: Maudies Milagro – Davenport Village, 3801 N. Capitol of Texas Hwy

We are also super jazzed about introducing our new AYREP team for 2010. These guys are going to kick everything to the next level of awesomeness that is AYREP.

Come meet, drink and mingle!

Wednesday, January 20th
6-8pm
Firehouse Lounge

605 Brazos Street
Austin, TX 78701-3250
(512) 478-3464

And of course a huge thank you to our sponsors:

I went into the evening thinking it was a chance for the AYREP crew to dress up and hang out (which it was), but what I learned was even more than that. Seeing folks that have been in this industry as a career and have helped shaped our local board to what it is today was amazing. We were definitely impressed to be a part of ‘the bigger picture’ and we know that as AYREP grows, we are helping shape the leadership of the future of our industry. That is truly amazing, and I am humbled to be a part of the process.

David Schneider with Goldwasser Real Estate, my super-fabulous Sponsorship Chair for AYREP had this to say:

What a fantastic experience, an inspiration to see the best in the industry dedicate their time to help the REALTOR® community at large become more successful.  John Horton was gracious in his induction speech hitting on the very essence of our profession-helping our clients.  AYREP represented loud and strong as the cutting edge organization that we are!

Lilli Dominy with Quick Assist Services, our AWESOME AYREP secretary & treasurer says:

Attending the ABoR Installation Banquet was a real treat. It was an honor to meet & mingle with some of the top producing Realtors & Brokers in Austin and listening to John Horton’s speech was both inspiring and motivating. I will definitely attend next year.

Here are some pics from the event.

Look for an update coming soon with more stories of the veteran families that were helped with all your contributions!

Thanks Dave and Brandy for pulling this together and we look forward to partnering together in the 2010!

That’s what I sat there thinking about during our last Coffee Talk on Friday.  We had an amazing event with our Realtor Mentor David Burton and Lender Mentor Sandy Battise (@SandyBattise), and I left with a warm fuzzy feeling of immense gratitude to these two industry leaders. To give you some background, we had a pretty small turnout due to the weather forecasts for snow, (which never panned out enough to shut down the roads). Austin weather! Anyway I digress, so both Sandy and David had time to chat with everyone since the group was small.  We got to learn about the struggles of a brand spanking new agent, and even the struggles some of us face a few years in.

What I mostly felt while listening to both of these guys talk was how amazingly open and available they are to share their knowledge and experience with new folks… their competition. Yes YOU! And yet, they are happy to talk to our members, and share the knowledge they have acquired from years of experience, mistakes, and wisdom.

So come, learn, get to know your fellow associates in this business, and maybe you’ll leave with the same warm fuzzy feeling I did.

Thanks Sandy and David!

Here are some pics from the event.

The top take-aways:

• Time blocking may be one of the most important things you can do in your career
• Make sure you are busy doing tasks that are productive, not tasks that leave you running in circles
• Being involved in our industry is part of your job. We are not islands. Get out there and get involved!

Saturday, December 12, 7:00PM
Elk Lodge
700 Dawson Road
Austin, TX 78704 US

After party at Max’s Wine Dive at 11pm.

The weather is FINALLY getting cooler and that means the holidays are approaching. Time to toast 2009 away and gear up for 2010. We know funds are tight for everyone right now so we appreciate you honoring the spirit of the holiday season and giving to those in need. Just like last year, this years event will benefit the local Disabled Veterans Association to help out soldiers and their families returning home from overseas. Many of these veterans returning have nothing to come home to and our event last year helped over 10 families to purchase much needed household items. This year we want to help even more families in need.

Admission: Minimum of a $15 gift card to Target or Wal-Mart
or
$20 cash donation at the door

The donations will be split and dispersed to the families the next week – just in time for Christmas!

Fabulous Food
Cash Bar
Entertainment by Cadaques Nuevo Flamenco
*Attire is Holiday Dress or Cocktail

It’s going to be a great party for a great cause. Hope you can make it!

Sponsors / Promoters:
Champion School of Real Estate
Prominent Title
Austin Young Real Estate Professionals
REALM Professional Real Estate
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
Schmooze Networking

Friday December 4, 2009 from 9-10:30am

Lola Savannah Coffee House (6317 Bee Cave Rd, Austin, TX 78746 (512) 732-0093), next to The Grove

This is open to agents and lenders that have been in the business 5 years or LESS. Yes, we are watching! Unless you are a sponsor, no other industry professionals are permitted to attend.

David Burton is one of the best of the business and is always working to help raise the industry standard. His involvement with TREPAC at both the local and state level is a tremendous asset to our industry. He was also Rookie of the Year in his first year in Real Estate. We are honored and proud to have him come speak to our new agents.

Sandy Battise has been a long time friend of AYREP and we are so thrilled to have her talking to the new Lenders. Sandy sets the bar for how professionals in this industry should operate and is always working to help her counterparts. We welcome Sandy to help us end 2009 on a FABULOUS note!

So to repeat for those folks who don’t pay attention (you know who you are), ONE coffee talk for BOTH lenders and Realtors. NO other industry folks allowed. RSVP here:

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Sensei: definition – a Japanese word used to show respect to someone who has achieved a certain level of mastery in an art form or some other skill

This is what you’ve been waiting for kids! AYREP is going to throw down all the info (and then some) for EVERYTHING social. We’ll be talking online (Facebook, Twitter, blogs etc) and offline (how to work a room when networking). Our rock star presenters will be:

• Benn and Lani Rosales from New Media Labs and Agent Genius. They are THE masters when it comes to social networking, blogging, and creating an online presence and lucky for us, they are local – right here in Austin – THE social media capital of the world! (At least we like to think so!) follow ‘em @bennrosales, @laniAR

• Scott Carly with Growth Dynamic will be showing us how to network properly, make connections, and make those connections COUNT!

You MUST RSVP to attend. Do that by going here, or click this button:

Event starts at 4:30, speakers present, and social to follow.

We absolutely CAN’T wait for this event! Bring along non-industry folks to this one too – they’ll learn something, plus your supercool ratio will go up for keeping in the loop with events like this.

This event is proudly sponsored by:

(shhhhh, this could be you! If you want everyone to know how much you love AYREP, contact David Schneider who can help you get your snazzy logo on our site for the whole AYREP world to see!)

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